Driver brags on Twitter about hitting cyclist

Here’s a memo to drivers who hate cyclists: If you hit one, don’t Tweet about it.

That’s just what Brit Emma Way apparently did. On Sunday, she Tweeted: “Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier – I have right of way he doesn’t even pay road tax #bloodycyclists.” (She has since deleted her account, but here’s a screenshot of the Tweet.)

The post quickly spread around the Internet, and caught the attention of Norwich police, who Tweeted saying she should contact authorities.

@emmaway20 we have had tweets ref an RTC with a bike. We suggest you report it at a police station ASAP if not done already & then dm us

The Guardian newspaper reported that the cyclist involved turned out to be Tom Hockley, who responded to Way’s tweet by writing on her Facebook page: “Oh hi! That was me you hit and FYI, you didn’t knock me off, I’m too hard to be hurt by a pissy micra or whatever it was you were driving.”

“It was a spur-of-the-moment, stupid Tweet,” she said, adding: “If I knew that he was hurt I would never have driven off. … I don’t want any cyclist to think I have hatred against them, because I’m a cyclist myself.”

Way said she has been suspended from her job as a trainee solicitor. Her lawyer said police are still investigating the incident.